I Want a Million Dollars by Age 30

"I want half a million by age 30. And i din i didn't hit half a million," he says. "It's one of thoe things were like, you know, h it happened. It is what it is." He also talks about how people over project their lives and end up feeling worse than they really are.

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Nick Maggiulli is the creator of Of Dollars And Data and the Chief Operating Officer at Ritholtz Wealth Management. He has published a post on his blog every week since 2017. Most recently, he published his first book (Just Keep Buying: Proven Ways To Save Money And Build Your Wealth), which has sold over 10,000 copies in the first month. In this conversation, we speak about what it felt like to get mentioned on The Tim Ferriss Show, the power of books, how Morgan Housel has served as a mentor for Nick, and much more.

The video version of this podcast is available on Spotify and YouTube.

Topics discussed:

(0:00) Intro

(0:33) Tooth fairy

(2:23) How does skepticism impact you?

(5:08) Starting a blog (and the slow grind)

(8:35) Moments of quitting?

(10:48) How has motivation changed for Nick?

(13:21) Going on a book tour and repeating himself?

(15:25) Optimism toward future progress

(17:03) Does paying attention to the news impact Nick?

(18:08) The power of books